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POPLAR GROVE – The Belvidere/Boone County Food Pantry will hold their annual April Foods Fundraiser on Saturday, April 2. The fundraising event will take place at North Boone Fire Station, located at 305 W. Grove St. in Poplar Grove. The event will be held from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. […]
Friday, March 18 St. James School of Belvidere will host a Fish Fry Dinner from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The dinner will include an all you can eat baked or hand beer battered fried cod served with Mac and cheese, French fries, coleslaw, vegetables, salad, and dessert. The […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BOONE COUNTY – Every year, after state tournaments have concluded, the NIC-10 has a competition among those individual bowlers who finished in the Top 16. That means bowlers go against the cream of the crop in their conference, which also means going head-to-head with their teammates. […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – There is something about sports that is so satisfying. Athletes spend hours and hours practicing in order to improve their skill-set. The same goes for any sport. Football players memorize and run plays. Basketball players run drills and practice free throws and shooting. Tennis […]
Elementary schools Monday, March 21 – Hot dog on a bun, chicken nuggets with Frito corn chips, cheesy breadsticks with sauce, steamed green beans, crispy romaine, crunchy baby carrots, juicy orange wedges, 100 percent apple juice, and a variety of milk. Tuesday, March 22 – Mini maple waffles and sausage, […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter POPLAR GROVE – Village officials have landed a grant through the ComEd Green Region program and with the money they plan to build a pavilion at the Veteran’s Park on Poplar Grove Road. This is a historic area, with the hotel across the street being the […]
By Joshua Lamb Reporter CHERRY VALLEY – Cherry Valley’s downtown will get a new look in the coming months by way of a “Streetscape Project.” The project will involve improvements to parking, will increase ADA accessibility of walkways, and will renovate the landscape. The planned changes will extend along East […]
BOONE COUNTY – Listed below are the results of the seven Boone County races from the primary election held on Tuesday, March 15. In the Republican primary for the Boone County Circuit Clerk’s position, incumbent Linda Anderson won 58 percent of the vote over Todd Shattuck. In the Republican primary […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On Saturday, March 12, the Belvidere Rotary Club hosted Boone County’s Got Talent to raise money for Northlands Association of Special Recreation (NASR) New Horizons Adult Day Program and various Rotary projects. People crowded into the Community Building as the Belvidere High School (BHS) […]
By Emily Hanlin Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau Ag Communications Assistant STATELINE – Tuesday, March 15 was nationally recognized as National Ag Day. It’s a day to acknowledge and celebrate the plentiful abundance of products provided by agriculture. Each year, farmers, agricultural associations, and many others recognize the contributions of the agricultural […]
